1. Settlement Support New Zealand
Auckland City – Tāmaki-makau-rau
Aroha mai, aroha atu (Love towards us, love going out from us)
January Kohi-tātea (January)/Issue 14
Haere Mai, Nau Mai, Haere Mai
Kei te pēhea koutou? Welcome to the fourteenth Settlement Support New
Zealand—Auckland City Newsletter.
The objective of this newsletter is to provide you with information about what
Settlement Support – Auckland City does, where you can find information
about employment, education, health services and many other aspects of
settling in New Zealand. This is also an opportunity to share with you the
services which are available around Auckland city.
Bevan Chuang,
Settlement Support Please feel free to pass on this newsletter onto friends, family and community
Coordinator – colleagues.
Auckland City
Updates from Settlement Support New Zealand – Auckland City
January is a very busy time for the Settlement Support Coordinator, who has to finalise the 6-
monthly report to Department of Labour in addition to planning what activities and
programmes we will have for our clients.
From July – December 2009, Settlement Support New Zealand – Auckland City had answered
more than 1500 enquiries. With no surprise, the majority of enquiries are about seeking
employment.
The top 10 enquiries for July – December 2009 are:
Reasons for Contact Number of Enquiries Percentage
Employment – Finding employment 633 39.51%
Cultural/Community – Other 199 12.42%
Learning English – ESOL 163 10.17%
Immigration – Other 88 5.49%
Other – Other 75 4.68%
Daily Life – Other 50 3.12%
Housing – Buying; building; selling a house 47 2.93%
Business set up – Business set up 34 2.12%
Employment – Other 28 1.75%
Immigration – Citizenship 24 1.5%
Be Water Safe!
New Zealanders love the water, especially during summer period. Auckland is also known as the “City of Sails”
because the harbour is often dotted with hundreds of yachts and has more per capita than any other city in the
world, with around 135,000 yachts and launches.
Do you know, however, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death in New Zealand? The most
common cause of drowning is accidental immersion, or falling into water unintentionally.
What can you do to prevent drowning? Learn how to swim or attend the Water Safety workshop in February! Visit
www.swimmingnz.org.nz to find a list of all Quality Swim Schools in your area.
For more information about the workshop, contact ARMS at (09) 625 2440 or reception@arms-mrc.org.nz.

2. Policies and Acts
There are a few new developments on existing policies and acts.
Business Migration Policies
Two investor migrant categories, Investor and Investor Plus are
now available. Each requires more realistic level of capital,
language skills and time spent in New Zealand annually. A new
Entrepreneurial Plus category, which complements the existing
Entrepreneur category, offers a faster path to residence for
applicants who create at least 3 fulltime jobs and invest
$500,000 in their businesses. Applicants are required to have a
minimum English level of IELTS 4 and be self-employed in the
investment.
Investment Plus Investor
Investment Capital $10M for 3 years $1.5M for 4 years
Minimum settlement fund None $1M
Minimum English language None IELTS 3*
Maximum Age None Up to 65
Minimum business experience None 3 years
Minimum time required in NZ 20% every year 40% every year
*Principal Investor applicants with IELTS 3 must complete addition English language tuition (20 hours), as part of their residence conditions.
For more information visit www.immigration.govt.nz.
Citizenship requirements
From 21st April 2010, everyone will have to be resident
in New Zealand for five years before becoming eligible
for a grant of citizenship, no matter when they got their
permanent residence.
That means that if you meet the three-year
requirement, and you don’t put in an application for
citizenship before 21st April 2010, you will not be eligible
until you have lived here for five years, not three.
If you travelled overseas during the relevant residence
period when you were resident here, you may still meet
the requirement provided New Zealand was your home
base and you settled overseas (e.g.: working).
None of the other requirements for citizenship have
changed. You still have to intend to continue living in New Zealand if you become a citizen, although there are a
few exceptions to this. You also need to be able to understand and speak English well enough to be able to manage
independently in everyday situations, such as shopping, in a workplace or at school.
When applying for citizenship, you need to be able to show that you understand the responsibilities and privileges
of New Zealand citizenship. You have to be of good character, which means you do not have any criminal
convictions or have not been investigated by government agencies.
For more information visit www.citizenship.govt.nz.

3. What’s Coming Up?
Workshops
*All free unless otherwise stated.
Job Search Workshop
First Three Tuesdays of each month, 9.30am—2.00pm
Workshop to assist with your job search. Held in junction with Work & Income NZ,
Career Services and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
Legal Clinics
Fridays, 9.30am—12.00pm
Heval Hylan, Principal of Hylan Law Barrister & Solicitor, will be providing free 10-
minutes legal advice on immigration, family law, contract, trusts and other areas of
law in general.
Financial Advice
Fridays, 10.00am – 12.noonpm
Tina Chen, founder of TC Financial Planning Ltd, will be providing free 10-
minutes financial and budgeting advice, in English, Mandarin or Cantonese.
For more information or to register contact ARMS on 09 625 2440 or reception@arms-mrc.org.nz.
For information about workshops in 2009 visit www.arms-mrc.org.nz
Chinese New Year Festival 2010
Over 100,000 Chinese people now live in Auckland and play a significant role
in shaping the cultural, economic and creative life of the city. According to
the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of the Metal Tiger, which
begins on 14th February 2010 and ends on 2nd February 2011. The Tiger is
the third sign in the cycle of Chinese Zodiac and is a sign of courage. Some
celebrities born in the Year of the Tiger include Demi Moore, Hilary Swank,
Jodie Foster, Marilyn Monroe, Penélope Cruz, Queen Elizabeth II and Tom
Cruise.
Aucklanders are spoilt with Chinese New Year festivals this year. There are
2 festivals this year, both held on Saturday 13 th February. Auckland Chinese
Community Centre Inc will be holding their 22nd festival at the ASB
Showgrounds, Greenlane, from 9.30 am – 4.00pm. World TV (local Chinese
media) will be holding their festival at TelstraClear Pacific Event Centre,
Manukau City, from 3 pm – 11 pm.
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